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Grand Prairie, Texas
United States
Ironhead Race Productions
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 20s
Overall Rank = 34/73
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/5
Pre-race routine:

Got up at normal 4:30am for morning workouts and rode on trainer for 30 minutes. First time having my trainer before a race. Figured I'd get a little loose and what not. Showered. Made a smoothie to take with me on the way to the race.
Event warmup:

30 minutes on trainer at home. Stretch at home. Jogged about a mile at race site and stretched.
Run
  • 22m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good. Looked at my watch several times to see my speed and was going right around 7:10-7:30/miles, which was good. I didn't want to burn out. I found a guy (52 according to his calf!) that was running at same pace, so it was easier to just run right behind him the whole way. Passed him at the very end because he had slowed down too much.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m 42s
Bike
  • 58m 52s
  • 19 miles
  • 19.37 mile/hr
Comments:

First time with aero bars for a race. I think it really helped. Kept my pace around 20mph. Some sections I dipped into the low 18's, and had to tell myself to keep it strong, but not so strong that I kill my legs for the next run.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Run
  • 22m 55s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good the first mile. Started to suffer a little on the second mile, and made sure to pass a couple of people. I tried catching 1 guy, and probably made up about 50m out of a 100m spread. I'm not sure if he sped up the last half mile or if I slowed down, but I couldn't catch him.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch. Eat pizza and water. Drink my green tea. If I don't have caffeine soon afterwards, I get a bad headache.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bike and run fitness!




Last updated: 2013-02-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:58 | 03.11 miles | 07m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/5
Overall: 30/73
Performance: Good
7:26 7:51 7:41
Course: I was in the 2nd mass start wave. I made sure to be close to the front. I hate when slow people start at the front, so I make sure not to start too close to the front. Flat course, and gusty wind from the south moving over the lake.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 00:42
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:58:52 | 19 miles | 19.37 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/5
Overall: 32/73
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Flat on the dam
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:55 | 03.11 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/5
Overall: 23/73
Performance: Good
Course: Same as run 1
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Subject: Fast & Furious Duathlon - Championship Course

2013-05-10 6:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Fast & Furious Duathlon - Championship Course
Nice work and well done on the even run splits.  You must have had a tough age group.
2013-05-11 10:07 AM
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Subject: RE: Fast & Furious Duathlon - Championship Course

Thanks.  And yes, it was a pretty tough AG.  1st place guy in my AG was 17 minutes faster than me

They were out there running 21:xx 5k's.  I can't even do that in an open 5k anymore.  I think I lost a little bit of time on bike because it was only the 2nd time I've ridden in aero, so I wasn't as comfortable as I could be yet.  Same course 2 years ago and I was 2 minutes faster then.

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